Metro Police Lt. Kristine Buist briefs reporters after an infant was shot in the hand at the Harbor Island Apartments Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The injury is not life-threatening and the incident is under investigation, she said.
Published Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | 11:56 a.m.
Updated Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | 1:23 p.m.
A gunshot fired through the wall of a Las Vegas apartment hit a 4-month-old baby in the hand this morning, according to Metro Police.
The child was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries, police said.
The incident happened about 11 a.m. today at an apartment in the 300 block of Harmon Avenue, near Koval Lane, police said.
Preliminary investigation suggests a gun was fired in a neighboring apartment and that the projectile went through a wall and hit the baby, police said. No additional details were immediately available.
